Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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BLOCK CHLORINATED POLYOLEFINS FOR USE AS IMPACT
MODIFIER ENHANCERS FOR PVC OR CPVC
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to improved thermoplastic
formulations exhibiting an improved combination of properties. A block
chlorinated polyolefin can be added to vinyl halide resin compositions
such as post chlorinated polyvinyl halide (CPVC) and polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) to enhance the properties of impact modifiers selected from high
rubber graft copolymers and conventional randomly chlorinated
polyethylene (CPE). The synergetic effect of the block chlorinated
polyolefin with the selected impact modifier dramatically enhances the
impact properties of PVC and CPVC compositions. Blends of PVC,
CPVC, and PVC/CPVC resins with the block chlorinated polyolefin and
the selected impact modifiers have enhanced impact resistance, while
retaining high heat distortion temperature (relative to the base CPVC or
PVC) and good stress strain properties. The block chlorinated polyolefin
comprises a polymeric product having both high chlorine content blocks
(e.g., up to 50-75 wt. % chlorine) and relatively non-chlorinated
crystallizable polyolefin blocks. The resulting polymer is characterized as
blocky. The crystallizable polyolefin blocks are generally part of the
same polymer that is chlorinated.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
Polyvinyl chloride and post chlorinated polyvinyl chloride, in
order to perform adequately for the intended use is generally formulated
with impact modifiers, and flow enhancing additives among other
additives to arrive at a balance of properties. Each additive chosen for
one particular advantage is often accompanied by a corresponding
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undesired effect in another property. Additives such as conventional
randomly chlorinated polyethylenes (e.g., Tyrin~ from Dupont Dow
Chemical) have been used in PVC or CPVC blends, generally as a
processing aid and impact modifier. These chlorinated polyethylenes
have been randomly (relatively homogeneously) chlorinated by using a
swelling solvent and/or a chlorinating temperature above the crystalline
melting temperature of the polyethylene. Traditionally those who
chlorinated polyethylene wanted to eliminate the crystalline polyethylene
phase by chlorinating the crystallizable polyethylene segments, which
inhibits or prevents further crystallization of the polyolefin. Residual
crystalline fractions in a chlorinated polyethylene would require a
processing temperature above the melting point while amorphous
polyethylene fractions can be processed at a lower temperature. The use
of higher chlorination temperatures and swelling solvents (which decrease
residual crystallinity) also increase the rate of the chlorinating reaction,
thus reducing costs. It has even been postulated that highly crystalline
polyethylene would not be effectively chlorinated unless either it was
heated above the crystalline melting temperature or the crystallinity was
reduced by using a swelling solvent. This invention relates to the use of
block chlorinated polyolefins as additives to improve the efficiency of
selected impact rriodifiers such as high rubber graft copolymers or
chlorinated polyethylenes in CPVC and PVC formulations.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
2~ Block chlorinated polyolefins (e.g., polyethylenes) can be
prepared having from about 10 or 20 to about 60 wt. % bound chlorine
based on the weight of the chlorinated polyolefin (e.g., polyethylene) and
having from above about 25 to about 99 wt. % residual crystallizable
polyolefin blocks, wherein said wt. % residual crystallizable blocks are
expressed as a percentage based on the weight of crystallizable polyolefin
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in the polymer before chlorination. Such block chlorinated polyolefins
can be prepared by a chlorination process employing a semi-crystalline
polyolefin precursor comprising reacting the semi-crystalline polyolefin
in a generally unswollen state at a temperature below its crystalline
melting temperature with chlorine for a short period of time. Depending
on the reaction conditions chosen (mostly time, chlorine pressure, and
temperature), a free radical source, a catalyst, and/or UV radiation may be
useful in the chlorination process. When the reaction conditions are
suitable for quick chlorination, the amorphous portion of the polyolefin
becomes highly chlorinated while the crystalline portion of the polyolefin
remains significantly in the crystalline state.
Additives such as the block chlorinated polyolefin (e.g., block
chlorinated polyethylene) can improve the performance of selected impact
modifiers such as high rubber graft copolymers or conventionally
chlorinated polyethylenes (amorphous chlorinated polyethylene) by
enhancing their dispensability in PVC, CPVC, or PVC/CPVC blends.
Without wishing to be bound by theory of invention it is believed that the
block chlorinated polyolefins of this invention improve the adhesion
between the impact modifier rubber phase and the PVC and/or CPVC.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Block chlorinated polyolefins can be used to greatly enhance the
impact performance of selected impact modifiers in PVC, CPVC, and
PVC/CPVC blends. The resulting PVC, CPVC, or blended PVC/CPVC
2~ compound can be used for generally any application (e.g., vinyl siding,
sheathing, tubing or pipe, molded articles, etc.). The impact modifiers are
selected from high rubber graft copolymers and conventional randomly
chlorinated polyethylenes or mixtures thereof. These impact modifiers
are currently used in PVC and CPVC formulations to impart good
processability and impact strength. When a block chlorinated polyolefin
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is added in the proper amount to a high rubber graft copolymer or to a
conventional chlorinated polyethylene impact modifier, the resulting
impact properties of the PVC or CPVC formulations are dramatically
enhanced. The block chlorinated polyolefins of the present invention
enhance the properties of impact modifiers such as high rubber graft
copolymers or randomly chlorinated polyethylenes.
The block chlorinated polyolefins are prepared by a chlorinating a
polyolefin at low temperatures such that a substantial portion of the
crystalline regions of the polyolefin backbone (e.g., polyethylene) remain
crystalline and less effectively chlorinated than the amorphous regions of
the polyolefin backbone. This results in a blocky polymer as each
polymer chain usually has both crystalline and amorphous regions in the
backbone. The semi-crystalline polyolefin precursor to the block
chlorinated polyolefin has desirably at least above about 25 wt. %,
desirably at least 30 wt. %, more desirably at least 45 wt. %, and
preferably at least 50 wt. % crystalline polyolefin portions in the
backbone. Unless otherwise defined weight percent (wt. %) crystallinity
is measured by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) on prepared
samples of the polyolefin using a heating rate of 10°C/min. starting at
-150°C and ending at 250°C. For the purpose of calculations the
heat of
melting (OH) of crystalline polyolefin precursor is measured by DSC.
For the chlorinated polyolefins the sample weight for OH measurements
excludes the weight of bound chlorine.
The polyolefin precursor desirably contains at least 85, more
desirably at least 90, preferably at least 95 mole %, and more preferably at
least 98 mole % repeat units polymerized from monoolefins of 2 to
10 carbon atoms. Preferably the repeating units of the polyolefin are
polymerized from alpha-monoolefins having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms.
Preferred alpha-monoolefins include ethylene, propylene, and butene,
most preferably ethylene. The polyolefin can be prepared by any
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polymerization process but Ziegler-Natta, Phillips, and metallocene
polymerization processes are preferred as they result in high weight
percentages of crystallinity. The foregoing olefinic monomers can be
polymerized with other copolymerizable monomers so long as the
polymer properties are not deleteriously affected. Preferably the
polyolefins have densities at 25°C of from about 0.93, or 0.94 to about
0.965, 0.97, or 0.98 g/cc. Desirably they have crystalline melting
temperatures from about 110-160°C or 124°C to about 130, 135 or
160°C
and melt index values (ASTM D-1238 FR-E) of from about 0.01 to 40,
about 0.05 to 20 preferred, and about 0.1 to 10 most preferred.
The chlorination procedure can be done in any media, preferably
water, which does not appreciably swell the polyolefin (e.g., less than
10% increase in volume due to equilibrium swelling of the precursor
polyolefin at 25°C with the media, and preferably less than 5 volume
increase). The chlorination temperature is desirably less than 100°C
and
more desirably from about 40°C to about 90°C or 100°C and
preferably
from about 50°C to about 70°C or 80°C. The chlorination
media can be a
liquid at the chlorination conditions (temperature, pressure, etc.) or a gas.
The precursor polyolefin is desirably in a particulate form with average
particle size desirably from about 20 to about 500 Vim. The chlorine can
be added as a gas or a liquid and can be at pressures from about 5 or 10
pounds per square inch absolute (psia) to several hundred psia, and is
preferably from about 15 to about 90 psia and most preferably from about
50 to about 90 psia. The amount of chlorine added can be determined in
both systems by weight difference measurements either on the reactor or
on the chlorine source. Alternatively or additionally the chlorine can be
metered in.
Depending on the chlorination temperature it may be desirable to
provide a free radical source, a catalyst, or ultraviolet radiation (UV) to
accelerate the reaction. An example of a free radical source includes
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organic peroxyesters. An example of a catalyst includes oxygen.
Examples of UV radiation include any light source capable of providing
radiation in the UV range. The free radical sources, catalysts, and UV
sources are well known to the chlorination art. Desirably any oxygen
which may be in the reactor or with the polyolefin is removed prior to
chlorination when UV and peroxyester processes are employed. The
type, amount, and optimization conditions are disclosed in numerous
patents and publications on chlorinating polymers and need not be
discussed in detail here. The difference between prior chlorination
processes and the process of this invention is the general absence of
swelling solvents, and low temperature reaction conditions. After the
chlorination is completed the chlorinated polyolefin is recovered from the
media. Any by-products (e.g., HCI, etc.) can be removed or neutralized
along with the removal of the excess chlorine, if any. Then the
1 ~ chlorinated polyolefin can be washed and dried in conventional manner.
The block chlorinated polyolefin desirably has a chlorine content
from about 10, 20, 25, 27, 30, or 35 wt. % bound chlorine to about 50, 55,
or 60 wt. % chlorine. Generally, the lower chlorine content chlorinated
polyolefins have better compatibility with PVC and the higher chlorine
content chlorinated polyolefins are preferred for high chlorine content
CPVC. Intermediate chlorine content chlorinated polyolefins are
preferred for intermediate chlorine content CPVC. Desirably the block
chlorinated polyolefin contains above 25 wt. % residual crystallinity,
desirably at least 30 wt. %, and more desirably above 50 wt. % residual
2~ crystallinity. More preferably, the residual crystallinity can range from
about 40, 50, 60, 70 or 80 to about 70, 80, 90, 95, or more wt. %. The
percent residual crystallinity is the crystallinity of the chlorinated
polyolefin corrected for the chlorine content, expressed as a percentage of
the crystallinity of the polyolefin precursor. A more detailed description
and example calculations follow later. Desirably the crystalline phase has
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a melting temperature similar to the starting polyolefin (e.g., about 110.
120 or 124°C to about 130, 135, or 160°C).
The impact modifiers of this invention comprise high rubber graft
copolymers and randomly chlorinated polyethylene elastomers. The high
rubber graft copolymers are prepared by graft polymerizing less than
about 50 wt % of at least one rigid monomer such as a vinyl aromatic
monomer, an acrylic monomer, a vinyl nitrite monomer or a mixture
thereof in the presence of more than about 50 wt % of a preformed
rubbery polydiene substrate such as 1,3-dime polymer or copolymer
thereof. In particular, the graft copolymers comprise from 50 wt % to
90 wt % of a rubbery substrate polydiene such as for example
polybutadiene or polyisoprene or a copolymer of a 1,3-dime with less
than about 50 wt % of a copolymerizable vinyl or vinylidene monomer
such as for example an olefin, a styrene monomer, a (meth)acrylate ester
monomer or a (meth)acrylonitrile monomer, and from 10 to 50 wt % of a
rigid graft phase formed from at least one rigid vinylidene or vinyl
monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl aromatic monomers.
(meth)acrytic monomers, vinyl nitrite monomers and mixtures thereof. A
rigid monomer is a hardening monomer and for the purposes of this
invention means a polymerizable vinyl or vinylidene monomer that when
homopolymerized would exhibit a glass transition temperature greater
than 20°C. The term rubbery substrate or rubbery copolymer means, as is
conventionally recognized, a polymer having a rubbery or elastomeric
character including a glass transition temperature generally below 0°C
and preferably below -70°C. The rubbery polymer can contain a
polydiene which is partially hydrogenated.
In the preparation of the high rubber graft copolymers, either or
both the rubbery or the rigid graft component may further include minor
amounts, less than about 5 wt % of a copolymerization crosslinking
monomers) such as di- or tri-functional monomer or combinations
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thereof to increase graft linking or/and crosslinking of either or both
components. Preferably, crosslinking monomers) are absent. The high
rubber graft copolymers can be prepared by conventional polymerization
processes including emulsion, suspension, sequential emulsion-
suspension, bulk and solution polymerization processes. These methods
are known in the polymerization art, specifically directed toward the
preparation of a wide variety of high rubber graft copolymers for impact
modification of thermoplastic resins. Suitable specific embodiments of
the particular impact modifiers can be prepared by any aforementioned
polymerization means. The preferred polymerization processes are in
aqueous media and include emulsion and~suspension methods. The
preferred process for preparing the rubbery portion is by way of emulsion
polymerization as taught in the art.
An exemplary high rubber graft copolymer composition includes
1 ~ the class of high rubber ABS graft copolymer resins, which may generally
be described as graft copolymers of styrene and acrylonitrile on butadiene
containing rubbers. Other high rubber graft copolymers include non-ABS
polydiene rubber containing graft copolymers including
methylmethacrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile grafted on polybutadiene or
styrene-butadiene rubbers (MABS resins) and graft copolymers of
methylmethacrylate and styrene grafted on polybutadiene or styrene-
butadiene rubbers (MBS resins).
Conventional randomly chlorinated polyolefins can be used in the
PVC and/or CPVC compositions to impart particular characteristics (e.g.,
aid fusion, dispersion and enhance impact strength). Chlorinated
polyethylenes (CPE) used as impact modifiers generally have a weight
average molecular weight in a range of about 70,000 to about 280,000;
and a number average molecular weight in the range of 18,000 to 40,000
and a chlorine content from about 25 to 44 wt. %. Dupont Dow
manufactures and markets Tyriri , a randomly chlorinated series of
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polyethylenes, specifically for inclusion with PVC and CPVC. The
Tyriri series of CPE products are reported to contain between 0 and
25 wt. % residual crystallinity calculated from the precursor polyethylene,
with a majority of the series containing 10 wt. % or less of residual
crystallinity. Chlorinated polyolefins, e.g., polyethylene, can have
densities below that of the precursor polyolefin e.g., 0.91 to 0.98 g/cc or
above that of the precursor polyolefin e.g., 1.00 to 1.4 g/cc depending on
the chlorine content. The addition of a small amount of chlorine by
conventional methods randomly along the entire polymer chain disrupts
the crystallinity. Since the crystalline portions are denser than the
amorphous regions the density of the polymer is lowered. Due to the
dense nature of chlorine, the addition of more chlorine pushes the density
of chlorinated polyolefins up above 1 to about 1.4 g/cc when chlorine
atoms are present in su~cient amount. Randomly chlorinated polyolefins
1 ~ have a lower heat of melting than blocky chlorinated polyolefins. These
CPE impact modifiers are prepared by randomly chlorinating high density
polyethylene, by suspension solution or gas phase methods, as taught in
the art.
The polyvinyl chloride (PVC) suitable for use in the present
invention is desirably a polymer or copolymer having at least 70 wt.
repeating units polymerized from vinyl chloride and can contain up to
wt. % repeating units polymerized from other copolymerizable
monomers. These polymers are well known to the art and are
commercially available. Desirably, the PVC contains is at least 80 or
25 90 wt. % repeating units polymerized from vinyl chloride with a residual
of up to 10 or 20 wt. % of the repeating units being derived from
copolymerizable monomers. Copolymerizable comonomers include
alkyl-acrylates, vinyl acetate, acrylonitriles, styrene etc. Generally PVC
has a Vicat B softening temperature (ASTM D-1525) of about 75 to about
30 120°C and is processed from about 170 to about 200°C.
Desirably the
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PVC has an inherent viscosity as measured by ASTM D-1234-66 from
about 0.4 to about 1.6, more desirably from about 0.5 to about 1.6 and a
density from about 1.3 to about 1.4 g/cm3.
The chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) is also known to the
art and readily commercially available. Desirably it has a chlorine
content from about 57, 59, 63, or 65 wt. % to about 71, 73, or 74 wt. %.
Desirably it has been prepared from a PVC having an inherent viscosity
of from about 0.5 or 0.6 to about 1.2. The inherent viscosity of the
CPVC, although harder to measure than that of PVC, is generally the
same as the precursor PVC. Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride is often made
in a solution process, fluidized bed process, water-slurry process, thermal
process, or a liquid chlorine process. The CPVC resins generally have a
glass transition temperature of at least 10°C higher than the glass
transition temperature of the PVC resin from which they were made.
Desirably the PVC from which the CPVC is made has at least 95 wt.
repeating units polymerized from vinyl chloride.
As is practiced in the art the PVC resin can be blended in a variety
of proportions with the CPVC resin to prepare polymer compositions with
intermediate properties (such as softening temperature) to those of PVC
or CPVC. The amount of CPVC to be included in the blend can range
from about 1 to about 50% by weight based on the total weight of the
blended resin. Furthermore, CPVC resins can be blended with PVC. The
amount of PVC to be included ranges from about 1 to 50 % by weight
based upon the total weight of the blended resin.
In addition, blends of various CPVC resins can also be employed.
In these instances, the CPVC resin can be blended with another CPVC
resin in an amount of other resin of about 1 % to about 50% by weight
based upon the total weight of the blended resin.
The amount of the block chlorinated polyolefin and impact
modifier in the PVC and/or CPVC compounds is traditionally based upon
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100 parts by weight of the base PVC and/or CPVC resin. The amount of
the block chlorinated polyolefin (b-CPE) is desirably from about 0.1 to
about 10 parts by weight, more desirably from about 0.25 to about ~ parts
by weight. The amount of the high rubber graft copolymers is desirably
from about 1 to about 30 parts by weight and more desirably from about
3 to about 20 parts by weight. The amount of the randomly chlorinated
polyethylene impact modifier is desirably from about 1 to about 30 parts
by weight and more desirably from about 5 to about 15 parts by weight.
It should be noted that mixtures of different compositions of
b-CPE and impact modifiers (e.g., high rubber graft copolymers and
randomly chlorinated polyethylenes) can be utilized. For example,
various b-CPE's having different physical properties such as chlorine
content, residual crystallinity, densities, etc., can be employed in the same
composition.
PVC and/oi CPVC can be compounded with a wide variety of
other ingredients to increase processability and other properties of the
in-process or finished (molded or shaped) article. Thermal stabilizers are
beneficial and include for example di-butyl tin compounds in amounts
from about 1 to about 5 parts by weight per 100 parts PVC and/or CPVC.
Other stabilizers may include metal salts of phosphoric acid, polyols, or
epoxidized oils. These can be used in amounts from about 0.1 to about
7 parts by weight. Lubricants such as paraffin waxes, low molecular
weight polyethylene, oxidized polyethylenes, fatty acids and their salts,
fatty alcohols, metal soaps, fatty amides, fatty esters, can be included in
2~ PVC and/or CPVC compounds. Processing aids such as
ParaloidTM K 120 ND from Rohm and Haas can be added. Fillers are
optional and include clay, silica, wollastonite, mica, barytes, calcium
carbonate, titanium dioxides, and talc.
The method of compounding is straightforward as any high
intensity method known to uniformly mix and fuse the components into a
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homogeneous compound such as a Banbury mill, followed by sheeting,
slitting or extrusion into pellets or cubes can be used. The differences in
processing and handling of CPVC compared with PVC relate mainly to
the temperature and viscosity differences and care to avoid too much
work and shear burning. Alternatively a twin screw extruder or other
effective high shear mixer may be substituted for one or more of the
above steps.
A characteristic property of the blocky chlorinated polyethylenes
synthesized by this process is their substantial residual crystallinity which
can be measured via thermal analysis, i.e., by differential scanning
calorimetry (DSC). As is known, DSC, as described in Textbook of
Polymer Science by Fred Billmeyer (second edition, page 121 ), is a
technique in which the temperature of a reference substance and a sample
are measured and controlled to conform to a predetermined time-
1 ~ temperature program. At the same time, temperature differences which
develop between the reference and the sample, especially when the
sample undergoes a thermal transition, are compared and the heat input in
both the reference or the sample is adjusted to maintain equal
temperatures. A signal proportional to these power differences is then
plotted. The area under the resulting curve is a direct measure of the heat
of transition. The percent crystallinity of the blocky chlorinated
polyethylenes can be quantitatively established by comparing the area
under the peak corresponding to the heat of melting, divided by the area
under the peak corresponding to the heat of melting of a standard sample
2~ of known crystallinity. The residual crystallinity of the chlorinated
polyethylenes herein cited can be established by using the ratio of the
corrected heat of melting (enthalpy of fusion) of the prepared chlorinated
samples (i.e., corrected so to be estimated per gram of polyethylene by
subtracting the weight of bound chlorine from the sample weight) over
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the enthalpy of fusion of the precursor polyethylene (%OHR of residual
polyethylene crystallinity).
An example of the calculation for the residual polyethylene
crystallinity of a chlorinated polyethylene is as follows:
The enthalpy of fusion (DH) for a chlorinated polyethylene,
containing 25 wt. % chlorine (about 75 wt. % polyethylene) was
measured by DSC and found to be OH~pE uncorrected = 117J/g. So the
enthalpy of fusion per gram of polyethylene (corrected for the weight of
chlorine) will be dH~pE = 117/0.75 or OH~pE = 156J/gPE. The enthalpy of
fusion of the starting polyethylene before chlorination was found to be
OHpE= 161J/g. So the residual polyethylene crystallinity can be
calculated as being the ratio 156/161 or about 0.97, i.e., 97% of residual
polyethylene crystallinity. This shows that essentially only the
amorphous polyethylene phase was chlorinated.
Chlorine content of the blocky chlorinated polyethylenes (b-CPE)
were measured by '3C-NMR. Approximately 10 wt. % of b-CPE is
dissolved in 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene. Benzene-d6 is added at about 10%
by volume of the total solvent for the deuterium lock. One drop of
hexamethyldisiloxane is added as a chemical shift reference. Carbon-13
data is collected with overnight data accumulation using conditions such
as, 110°C measurement temperature, total delay time between pulses of
7.5 seconds, 90°C Carbon-13 pulse and a composite pulse decoupling
(CDP) with no corrections for Nuclear Overhauser Effect (NOE)
differences.
2~ The following examples are included herein for purposes of
illustration only and are not intended to be limiting of the scope of the
invention.
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EXAMPLES
Example 1.
Blends of PVC, block Chlorinated Polyethylene and MABS impact
modifier
Blends of Vista~ PVC 5525 (LV. = 0.51) MABS impact modifier
and two different types of block chlorinated polyethylene (b-CPE) were
formulated according to the following recipe:
Ingredients (phry: 1 2 3
PVC resin (0.51 IV) (phr) 1100 100 100
Dibutyltin bis-thioglycolate stabilizer1.6 1.6 1.6
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MABS 1 14.0 14.0 14.0
Calcium stearate 1.5 1.5 1.5
Ethylene bis-stearate 1.5 1.5 1.5
Titanum dioxide 1.0 1.0 1.0
b-CPE 1 (Mha~ = 8.4, 40% Cl, X~b~ = 60%) 2.0
b-CPE 2 (MI = 0.7, 40% Cl, X~°~ = 90%) 2.0
(a ) ASTM D-1238 FR-E
(b) X is the residual crystallinity for the b-CPE and is calculated as
follows: The enthalpy of fusion (0H) for b-CPE 1 containing 40
wt. % chlorine (about 60 wt. % polyethylene) was measured by
DSC and found to be OH~pE uncorrected = 65J/g. So the enthalpy of
fusion per gram of polyethylene (corrected for the weight of
chlorine) will be OH~pE = 65/0.60 or OH~pE = 108J/gPE. The
enthalpy of fusion of the starting polyethylene T60800 before
chlorination was found to be OHpE= 181J/g. So the residual
polyethylene crystallinity (X) can be calculated as being the ratio
X=108/181 or about 0.60, i.e., 60% of residual polyethylene
crystallinity.
(c) The enthalpy of fusion (OH) for b-CPE 2 containing 40 wt.
chlorine (about 60 wt. % polyethylene) was measured by DSC and
found to be OH~PE uncorrected= 103J/g. So the enthalpy of fusion per
gram of polyethylene (corrected for the weight of chlorine) will be
OH~pE = 103/0.60 or OH~pE = 172J/gPE. The enthalpy of fusion of
the starting polyethylene LM600700 before chlorination was
found to be OHpE = 191 J/g. So the residual polyethylene
crystallinity (X) for b-CPE2 can be calculated as being the ratio
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X=172/191 or about 0.90, i.e., 90% of residual polyethylene
crystallinity
Low temperature Impact results
Izod impact, notched, @ 32°F, ASTM D256
ft. lb./in. 8.5 13.8 14.4
std. dev, 4.2 2.6 2.2
failure mode P/C Partial Partial
Izod impact failure mode key:
C - Complete break
H - Hinge break
P - Partial break
The ingredients were combined melt-mixed at 196°C (385°F)
in a
Banbury Farrel mixer for few minutes. The hot material was sheeted
directly off a two-roll mill and plaques were cut from the sheets. The
plaques were then pressed to a preset thickness at 193°C (380°F)
under
50 tons. Samples were cut to various configurations required for ASTM'
testing methods.
The results obtained with the b-CPE/MABS modified PVC blends
were compared to a standard where no b-CPE was added to the impact
modifier. Both b-CPE l and b-CPE 2 of this experiment contains 40 wt.
Chlorine. B-CPE 1 is based on the HDPE T60-800 commercially
available from Solvay having a density of 0.961 g/cm3 (ASTM D-4683)
and a melt index of 8.4 g/10 min (ASTM D-1238 FR-E). B-CPE 2 is
based on the HDPE LM600700 available commercially from Equistar,
having a density of 0.960 g/cm3 and a melt index of 0.7 g/10 min.
Notched Izod impact values in these blends were measured at 32°F
and indicated a significant increase of 60 to 70% of the low temperature
impact resistance upon the addition of 2 phr of b-CPE. The molecular
weight of the b-CPE does not show a significant difference on the impact
3 ~ properties improvement. The mode of failure also is improved from a
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transitional type (partial and complete break) to a partial failure type,
which indicates a tougher material is produced upon addition of the
b-CPE.
Example 2.
Blends of CPVC, Block Chlorinated Polyethylene
and MABS
copolymers impact modifiers.
In manner similar to that described in , blends
Example 1 of CPVC
resin (LV. = 0.92, 67 wt. %), an MABS and several
impact modifier block
chlorinated polyethylenes (b-CPE) were according
formulated to the
following recipe: .
Ingredients: I 2 3 4 5 6
CPVC resin (0.92 IV, 67%C1) (phr) 100
Dibutyltin bis-thioglycolate stabilizer
2.4
MABS I 7.0
Oxidized polyethylene 1.3
Paraffin wax 1.0
Titanium dioxide 5.0
Conventional CPE (Tyrin~ 3615~'~) 2.0
b-CPE 1 (MI = 8.4, 32% CI, X = 96%) 2.0
b-CPE 2 (MI = 8.0, 40% Cl, X = 76%) 2,p
b-CPE 3 (MI = 8.0, 50% CI, X = 69%) 2.0
b-CPE 4 (MI = 0.7, 35% CI, X = 90%) 2.0
b-CPE 5 (MI = 0.7, 48% Cl, X = 80%) 2.0
( 1 ) residual crystallinity = 2% as
reported in literature.
X = residual crystallinity as calculated
in Example 1.
Impact results:
Izod impact, notched, @ Room Temperature,
ASTM D256
ft. Ib./in. 7.4 10.6 10.1 9.5 10.5 10
2
3 std. dev. 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 .
~ 0.4 0.4
failure mode H/P H/P H/P H/P H/P H/P
Tensile test @ Room Temperature, ASTM
D-638
Strain @ yield, psi. 7440 7530 7600 76807640 7650
std. dev. 10 20 40 60 90 60
Strain @ Break, psi. 6390 5440 4640 66305760 6640
std. dev. 100 1960 448 142 1540 70
Modulus, Kpsi. 332 332 322 317 312 313
std. dev. 29 24 15 14 27 25
Izod impact failure mode key:
C - Complete break
H - Hinge break
P - Partial break
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The ingredients were combined and melt mixed in a Banbury
Farrel mixer at 410°F for few minutes. The hot material was
sheeted
directly off a two-roll mill at 400-410°F and plaques were cut from the
sheets. The plaques were then pressed to a preset thickness at 210°C
(410°F) under 50 tons. Samples were cut to various configurations
required for ASTM testing methods.
In this example, Notched Izod values were measured in blends of
CPVC (LV. = 0.92, 67 wt. % Cl), 7 phr of a MABS type impact modifier
and 2 phr of five different block chlorinated polyethylenes (b-CPE 1
through b-CPE 5). b-CPE 1 contains 32 wt. % chlorine and is based on a
HDPE T60-800 commercially available from Solway having a density of
0.961 g/cm3 and a melt index of 8.4 g/10 min. b-CPE 2 contains 40 w-t.
chlorine and is based on a HDPE 9708 commercially available from
Chevron having a density of 0.962 g/cm3 and a melt index of
8.0 g/10 min. b-CPE 3 contains 50 wt. % chlorine and is based on a
HDPE 9708 commercially available from Chevron having a density of
0.962 g/cm3 and a melt index of 8.0 g/10 min. b-CPE 4 contains 35 wt.
chlorine and is based on a HDPE LM600700 commercially available from
Equistar having a density of 0.960 g/cm3 and a melt index of
0.7 g/10 min. b-CPE 5 contains 48 wt. % chlorine and is based on a
HDPE LM600700 commercially available from Equistar having a density
of 0.960 g/cm3 and a melt index of 0.7 g/10 min. The results obtained
with the b-CPE/MABS modified CPVC blends were compared to a
standard where the MABS/b-CPE combination was replaced by a
MABS/Tyrin~ CPE combination (7 phr of MBS impact modifier and
2 phr of randomly chlorinated polyethylene). The results show a 28% to
43% improvement in the impact resistance as illustrated by the Notched
Izod data, upon addition of a block chlorinated polyethylene instead of a
typical non-blocky Tyrin~ CPE. The melt index, the chlorine content and
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the manufacturer of the precursor HDPE utilized to make the b-CPE does
not affect impact properties improvement.
Example 3.
Blends of CPVC, Block Chlorinated Polyethylene and MBS
copolymers impact modifiers.
In manner similar to that described in Example 2, blends of CPVC resin
(LV. = 0.68, 67 wt. %), a MBS impact modifier and several block
chlorinated polyethylenes (b-CPE) were formulated according to the
following recipe:
Ingredients (phr~ ' 1 2 3
CPVC resin (0.68 IV, 67% Cl) 10 0 0 100
10
Dibutyltin bis-thioglycolate stabilizer3.5 3.5 3.5
MBS1 7.0 7.0 7.0
Titanium dioxide 5.0 5.0 5.0
Oxidized polyethylene 1.3 1.3 1.3
Paraffin wax 1.0 1.0 1.0
Conventional CPE (Tyrin~ 3611~~~) 3.0
b-CPE 1 (MI = 8.4, 40% Cl, X = 60%) 3.0
b-CPE 2 (MI = 0.7. 40% Cl, X = 90%) 3.0
( 1 ) residual crystallinity = 2%
as reported in literature.
X = residual crystallinity as calculated.
in Example 1
Impact results:
Izod impact, notched, @ RT, ASTM D256
ft.lb./in. 6.1 9.2 8.4
std. dev. 1.7 0.6 0.8
failure mode C/H Partial Partial
Izod impact failure mode key:
C - Complete break
3 H - Hinge break
5
P - Partial break
The ingredients were combined and melt mixed in a Banbury
Farrel mixer at 410°F for few minutes. The hot material was
sheeted
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directly off a two-roll mill at 400-410°F and plaques were cut from the
sheets. The plaques were then pressed to a preset thickness at 210°C
(410°F) under 50 tons. Samples were cut to various configurations
required for ASTM testing methods.
In this example, Notched Izod values were measured in blends of
CPVC (LV. = 0.68, 67 wt. % Cl), 7 phr of a MBS type impact modifier
and 3 phr of two different block chlorinated polyethylenes (b-CPE 1 and
b-CPE2). B-CPE 1 contains 40 wt. % chlorine and is based on a
HDPE T60-800 commercially available from Solvay having a density of
0.961 g/cm3 and a melt index of 8.4 g/10 min. b-CPE 2 contains 40 wt.
chlorine and is based on a HDPE LM600700 commercially available
from Equistar having a density of 0.960 g/cm3 and a melt index of
0.7 g/10 min. The results obtained with the b-CPE/MBS modified CPVC
blends were compared to a standard where the MBS/b-CPE combination
was replaced by a MBS/Tyrin~ CPE combination (7 phr of MBS impact
modifier and 3 phr of randomly chlorinated polyethylene). The results
show a 38% to 50% improvement in the impact resistance as illustrated
by the Notched Izod data, upon addition of a block chlorinated
polyethylene instead of a typical non-blocky Tyriri CPE. The mode of
failure also is improved from a transitional type (hinge/complete) to a
partial failure type, which indicates a tougher material is produced upon
addition of the b-CPE. The melt index of the b-CPE does not show a
significant difference on impact properties improvement.
2~ Example 4.
Blends of CPVC, Block Chlorinated Polyethylene and MBS
copolymers impact modifiers.
In manner similar to that described in Example 2, blends of CPVC
resins (I.V. = 0.92, 68 wt. % C1 and LV. = 0.92, 63.5 wt. % Cl), a MBS
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impact modifier and a block chlorinated polyethylene (b-CPE) were
formulated according to the following recipe:
Ingredients ~,phr) 1 2
CPVC resin #1 (0.92 IV, 68% Cl) 75 75
CPVC resin #2 (0.92 IV, 63.5% 25 25
Cl)
Dibutyltin bis-thioglycolate stabilizer2.3 2.3
MB S 2 8.5 8.5
Acrylic processing aid 3.0 3.0
Oxidized polyethylene 1.5 1.5
Fatty acid ester wax 1.0 1.0
Titanium dioxide . 1.0 1.0
Antioxidant 0.3 0.3
b-CPE (MI = 8.4, 40% Cl, X = 60%) 2.0
X = residual crystallinity as calculated in Example 1.
Impact results:
Izod impact, notched, at room temperature (ASTM D256)
ft. lb./in. 7.9 11.0
std. dev. 0.6 0.3
2~ failure mode Hinge Hinge
The ingredients were combined and melt mixed in a Banbury
Farrel mixer at 410°F for few minutes. The hot material was
sheeted
directly off a two-roll mill at 400-410°F and plaques were cut from the
sheets. The plaques were then pressed to a preset thickness at 210°C
(410°F) under 50 tons. Samples were cut to various configurations
required for ASTM testing methods.
In this example, Notched Izod values were measured in blends of
7~ phr CPVC (LV. = 0.92, 68 wt. % Cl), 25 phr CPVC (LV. = 0.92,
63.5 wt. % Cl), 8.5 phr of a MBS type impact modifier and 2 phr of a
block chlorinated polyethylene (b-CPE). The b-CPE contains 40 wt.
chlorine and is based on a HDPE T60-800 commercially available from
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Solway having a density of 0.961 g/cm3 and a melt index of 8.4 g/10 min.
The results obtained with the block chlorinated modified CPVC blends
were compared to a standard where no b-CPE was added. The results
show a 40% improvement in the impact resistance as illustrated by the
Notched Izod data, upon addition of the block chlorinated polyethylene.
Example 5.
Blends of CPVC, Block Chlorinated Polyethylene and chlorinated
polyethylene (CPE) impact modifiers.
In manner similar to that described in Example 2, blends of CPVC resin
(LV. = 0.92, 67 wt. %), a CPE impact modifier and a block chlorinated
polyethylene (b-CPE) were formulated according to the following recipe:
l~
Ingredients (nhrl: 1 2
CPVC resin (0.92 IV, 68% Cl) 1100 _
100
Dibutyltin bis-thioglycolate stabilizer2.3 2
3
Conventional CPE (Tyrin~ 3615~~~)13.0 .
13.0
Titanium dioxide 5.0 5.0
Oxidized polyethylene 1.5 1.5
Fatty acid ester wax 1.0 1.0
Antioxidant 0.3 0.3
2J
b-CPE (MI = 8.4, 15% Cl, X = 97%) 2.0
( 1 ) residual crystallinity = 2% as reported in literature.
X = residual crystallinity as calculated in Example 1.
Impact results:
Izod Impact, notched, @ Room Temperature, ASTM D256
ft. lb./in. 6.3 9.3
std. dew. 0.5 1.5
failure mode C/P/H Partial
Izod impact failure mode key:
C - Complete break
H - Hinge break
P - Partial break
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The ingredients were combined and melt mixed in a Banbury
Farrel mixer at 410°F for few minutes. The hot material was
sheeted
directly off a two-roll mill at 400-410°F and plaques were cut from the
sheets. The plaques were then pressed to a preset thickness at 210°C
(410°F) under 50 tons. Samples were cut to various configurations
required for ASTM testing methods.
In this example, Notched Izod values were measured in blends of
100 phr CPVC (LV. = 0.92, 68 wt. % Cl), 13 phr of a CPE Tyrin~ 3615
type impact modifier and 2 phr of a block chlorinated polyethylene
(b-CPE). The b-CPE contains 15 wt. % chlorine and is based on a
HDPE T60-800 commercially available from Solvay having a density of
0.961 g/cm3 and a melt index of 8.4 g/10 min. The results obtained with
the block chlorinated modified CPVC blends were compared to a standard
1 ~ where no b-CPE was added. The results show a 48% improvement in the
impact resistance as illustrated by the Notched Izod data, upon addition of
the block chlorinated polyethylene. The mode of failure also is improved
from a transitional type (hinge/complete/partial break) to a partial failure
type, which indicates a tougher material is produced upon addition of the
b-CPE.
Example 6.
Blends of PVC, Block Chlorinated Polyethylene and Acrylic
Modifiers (modified acrylic w/butadiene core) impact modifiers.
Blends of Geon~ PVC 103EPF76-TR (LV. = 0.92), acrylic based
impact modifier and a block chlorinated polyethylene (b-CPE) were
formulated according to the following recipe:
Ingredients (phr): 1 _2
PVC resin (0.90 IV) 1100 100
Dibutyltin bis-thioglycolate stabilizer 1.5 1.5
Acrylic modifier 1 4.0 4.0
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Acrylic processing aid 0.5 0.5
Calcium stearate 1.5 1.5
Ethylene bis-stearate 1.5 1.5
Oxidized polyethylene 0.1 0.1
Calcium carbonate 8.0 8.0
Titanium dioxide 1.0 1.0
b-CPE (MI = 8.4, 10 wt. % Cl, X = 97%) 0.5
X = residual crystallinity as calculated in Example 1.
Impact results:
Izod impact, notched, @ Room Temperature, ASTM D256
ft. lb./in. 2.5 2. S
std. dev. 0.4 0.2
failure mode Complete Complete
The ingredients were combined melt-mixed at 196°C (385°F)
in a
Banbury Farrel mixer for few minutes. The hot material was sheeted
directly off a two-roll mill and plaques were cut from the sheets. The
plaques were then pressed to a preset thickness at 193°C (380°F)
under
50 tons. Samples were cut to various configurations required for ASTM
testing methods.
The results obtained with the b-CPE/acrylic modified PVC blends
were compared to a standard where no b-CPE was added to the impact
modifier. The b-CPE of this experiment contained 10 wt. % of chlorine
and is based on the HDPE T60-800 commercially available from Solvay,
having a density of 0.961 g/cm3 and a melt index of 8.4 g/10 min.
Notched Izod impact values in these blends were measured at room
temperature and indicated no significant increase of the impact resistance
upon the addition of 0.5 phr of b-CPE. These results confirm that not all
impact modifier packages will be enhanced by the addition of our block
chlorinated polyethylene.
3J
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Example 7.
Blends of CPVC, Block Chlorinated Polyethylene and Acrylic
Modifiers (modified acrylic w/butadiene core) impact modifiers.
In manner similar to that described in Example 6, blends of
CPVC resins (LV. = 0.92, 67 wt. %), a acrylic-based impact modifier and
block chlorinated polyethylene (b-CPE) were formulated according to the
following recipe:
In~redients~,phr): 1 2
CPVC resin (0.92 IV, 67% CI) 1100 100
Dibutyltin bis-thioglycolate stabilizer3.0 3.0
Acrylic modifier 2 ~ 12.0 12.0
Oxidized polyethylene 1.5 1.5
Titanium dioxide 4.0 4.0
b-CPE (MI = 8.4, 15% Cl, X = 97%) 1.0
X = residual crystallinity as calculated in Example 1.
Impact results:
Izod impact, notched, @ Room Temperature, ASTM D256
ft. Ib./in. 9.3 9.1
std. dev. 1.2 0.4
failure mode Partial Partial
The ingredients were combined melt-mixed at 410°F in a Banbury
Farrel mixer for few minutes. The hot material was sheeted directly off a
two-roll mill and plaques were cut from the sheets. The plaques were
then pressed to a preset thickness at 410°F under 50 tons. Samples were
cut to various configurations required for ASTM testing methods.
The results obtained with the b-CPE/acrylic modified CPVC
blends were compared to a standard where no b-CPE was added to the
impact modifier. The b-CPE of this experiment contains 15 wt. % of
chlorine and is based on the HDPE T60-800 commercially available from
Solvay, having a density of 0.961 g/cm3 and a melt index of 8.4 g/10 min.
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Notched Izod impact values in these blends were measured at room
temperature and indicated no significant increase of the impact resistance
upon the addition of 1 phr of this b-CPE. These results confirm that not
all impact modifier packages will be enhanced by the addition of our
block chlorinated polyethylene.
Example 8.
Synthesis of Block Chlorinated Polyethylene from UV Irradiation
A 2-gallon jacketed reactor (suitable for chlorination reactions)
provided with means of agitation, feed lines, pressure and temperature
recording instruments, and appropriate valves and piping was charged
with 4,000 g of demineralized water, 0.3 g of a commercial wetting agent
(Thompson-Hayward T-DET-N8) and 300 g of high density polyethylene
powder (MicrotheneTM FA700-00 from Quantum Chemical Corporation),
having a density of 0.953 g/cm3 as measured by ASTM D-1505 on
compression molded samples and a melt index of 10.5 g/10 min according
to ASTM D-1238 FR-E. MicrotheneTM powder particles, which are
spherical with an average particle size of ca. 20 Vim, were slurried in
water. After evacuation to 6 psia (pounds per square inch absolute),
nitrogen was charged to the reactor until the pressure reached 104 psia.
The reactor was again evacuated to 6 psia and nitrogen was added until
the pressure was 102 psia. The reactor was again evacuated to 6 psia.
The temperature was then increased to 50°C. Chlorine was added
until
the pressure in the reactor reached 28 psia. The reactor was evacuated to
2~ 9 psia and chlorine was added to 30 psia. The reactor was then evacuated
to 10 psia. The agitation was started at ca. 500 rpm. Liquid chlorine was
added until the pressure reached 50 psia. The reaction was initiated by
the presence of free radicals generated via UV irradiation. Chlorine was
fed such as to maintain a constant reaction temperature and pressure
throughout the reaction (50°C and 50 psia). The total volume of liquid
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chlorine added was 400 cm3. After the completion of chlorine addition,
the temperature was maintained at 50°C with the UV light still turned
on.
After 190 minutes, the pressure dropped to 7 psia, indicating the reaction
was complete. The polymer was removed from the slurry and given
multiple extractions with hot water until all the acid was removed. The
product was dried in a vacuum oven at SO°C. The chlorine content was
measured by 13C-NMR as described previously and found to be 50 wt.
chlorine. The residual crystallinity was measured by DSC according to
the above outlined Thermal Analysis (TA) test procedure
(ASTM D-3417) and found to contain at least 70% residual crystallinity.
Example 9.
Chlorinated Polyethylene from UV Irradiation
Essentially the procedure of Example 8 was used. 300 g of a high
density polyethylene pellets (HDPE 9602) purchased from Chevron
Chemical, having a density of 0.960 g/cm3 (ASTM D-4683) and a melt
index of 0.25 g/10 min (ASTM D-1238 FR-E) were cryogenically ground
to an average particle size of ca. 250 ~m and then charged into the
reactor. The total volume of chlorine fed was 250 cm3. The chlorination
was completed in 120 minutes. The chlorine content was measured by
'3C-NMR as described previously and found to be 38 wt. % chlorine. The
residual crystallinity was measured by DSC according to the above
outlined TA test procedure (ASTM D-3417) and found to contain 98%
residual crystallinity.
